We got back to my dad’s place this morning after a very long night.  Our last weekend in Hawaii was great.  The 3 of us drove to Ko Olina to swim at the beach.  There are 4 man-made lagoons that make for nice calm water.  Josh enjoyed playing around despite the occasional shiver from the […]

We had a great day with my dad a couple of days ago.  He was able to arrange a Hawaiian cruise since we were going to be there.  We met up at the port in the morning & then went for a beach drive around the southern part of Oahu before heading up to the […]

We’re back from our busy weekend on the Big Island.  Things started out late since Erick wasn’t able to get off work on time, so we missed our chance to catch an earlier flight like we’d planned.  And then our flight was delayed by 45 minutes, so we didn’t take off until after we were […]

We finally made it into the ocean!  After being here for nearly 3 weeks, the weather was good enough at a time when we could go.  Joshua & I went to the tiny little beach at Hickam AFB because it’s safe & calm.  Joshua didn’t seem to like it at first but he gradually warmed […]

Joshua has made a big breakthrough with his talking in the last couple of weeks.  It’s like he’s finally realized that he can get more done by using his words rather than just pointing & grunting.  It’s very funny, actually—he’s constantly meowing, mooing, & quacking whenever he sees animals.  He’ll still wave frantically but now he’ll […]

We survived the trip across the ocean & are now in sunny Honolulu!  It was quite a long day but it’s over.  My dad drove Joshua & me to the airport at 7:30 in the morning for our 11:30 flight to Phoenix.  It was even snowing in Portland, so that really added to the dramatic […]